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Serendipitous supply
When the Monarch Butterfly NZ Trust wanted to give a gift of plants, locally sourced from Rarangi Beach, east of Blenheim, they came to Oratia. Not only could we provide an eco-sourced species, it was also a plant which had since disappeared from the region!

This is the Trust's story.

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Veronica jovellanoides
Height: 0.01m;  Spread: 1m
Bamboozle (Ground Cover)
A recently discovered endemic tagged as Parahebe 'Bamboozle' now officially renamed. A delightful groundcover with white/pink flowers in Summer.
» For a landscaping perspective on Veronica jovellanoides, see this article by O2 Landscapes...
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Veronica jovellanoides or Parahebe
Our First Flower!
Veronica joellanoides
Growing tips:
On 10/11/2009, Geoff Davidson said:
Finding this plant in the wild is the culmination of my lifes work growing native plants. The site is a low-lying forest north of Auckland in association with other cold loving plants. In the nursery it has performed best in a brightly lit area with just light shade. Provide it with fertiliser and a layer of loose grit, pumice or scoria to creep through.
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